Method of and means for absorbing train shocks from railway tracks



J. G. MUELLER 1,794,637 7 Filed April 5, 1929 2.,Sheets-Sheet l 5mm 6mm ELLER,

March 3, 1931.

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March 1931. J. G. MUELLER 1,794,637

WAY TRACKS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 METHOD OF AND MEANS FOR ABSORBING TRAIN SHOCKS FROM RAI Filed April 5, 1929 Armmvs Y Patented Mar. 3, iesr i i I l I p 1 794 3 7;

UNITED TA E -PATENT OFFICE METHOD Amman m em mw m RAILW Y masks I "e e Abel 5, e m ts. 52,70;-

' This invention relates tothe' absorbing either end, shown at 4:, to per: train shocks from railway tracksmit of :adjustingthe parts constituting the One of the principal objects of the invenshock absorbing means 011 both sides of,

tion is to provide a novel method of and the'base flange of each rail. -The shockab I j I means for absorbing train. shocks from i'ailsorbing means are made upfof a plurality of 55 Way tracks-"Which preservesjthe life of the parts, one 01;Vl110l1 parts I Will term a' rail-- track and makes for easier riding. bottom engagingmember5 adaptedtobcenf i I In the usual track Construction the train trally. positioned Withrespe'ctv to the bottom shock caused byheavy an'dfast moving trains of each rail ba'seI -Each member 5 hasacen- I is transmitted through the wheels to the rails, tral'longitudinal opening 6 to receive the tie c0. and thence to the spikes, ties and ballast, thus rod 3 and is provided with inclined surfaces racking the entire track structure. WVith 7 On eitherside ofeachsmember 5 car-j my novel nethod'of absorbing train shocks riedby'the tie red are shock absorbing'memthe line of force is transmitted from the bers 8 ,each having an opening 9 slightly A 1'; wheels'to the railsand thence tode-vices 'adlarger than the opening 6 topermit Qfvari- 55 jacent the rails which absorb and dissipate it. ations in track rails; The members 8 are each 'Another objecti'sto provide such amethod provided with a hook portion 10'adapted'u)v and means which will be equallywell adapted ngag th top of th il ba a d with. a; I, to different sizes and yp s fm tongue member 11 forthe purpose hereinafter an F urtherobjects of the presentiinvention de ribed.-, The bottom of the shockabsorb- Z0 Willfbe apparent from the following descriping members has an outwardly and down-V fion p y g .?ig I Wardly inclined broad surface 12;;the upper Y .F'

O vi dv ages of my met and face thereof being provided with a tongue 13 a means are'the trains Will run smoother and A shockreceiving member 14 adapted to be 2.; maybe operated at a higher rate of speed positioned adjacent each" shock absorbing :5

with decreased danger; the life of the track member 8 has an'enlarged central portion is preserved, thereby reducing toaminimuin ith an elongated openingx15 to re i th O f upkeep; and the possibility of aetie rod 8. Extending outwardly and down- Cidellt' due to Spreading of mils, -5 is PMC- Wardly from the central portion of the mem- .:otically eliminated.

In the accompanying drawings e 17. Extending inwardly andupwardly from Fig. 1 is a sectional. elevation of a'i'ailway the'centlffll p rti f' aid me be Hi en'- track with my invention applied thereto; arm 18, the extreme upper end of'vvhich abuts Fig; 2 is'an enlarged detail sectional view against rthe ball of the railWhen-the several of one rail member shown in g- 1 h my parts are in adjusted position with respect as Shock absorbing means pp f to each other andto the} rail. The arm 18 i g- 3 is a Sectional eliWfltiOIl 0f -y has a groove 19 which coacts'with the tongue track showing another form of my invention 11 th member 10;: 'N t 20 a d w h r applied thereto; and 21 are provided to hold the several partsof 40 F ig. 4. is an enlarge detell sectlonfll new the shock absorbingmeans in position on the an of one rail member With the form of my inti d dj t th fl. i ventionshown in Fig. 3 applied thereto. Vh thggeveral pa t ar bled on Referring to Figs- 1 and 2 Ofthe drawlngs the timed adjacent the rails, the inclined sur- I have illustrated one form of my invention f f h m mb '5, oaet with in lin d ber 14 is'an arm 16 provided With a groove 'eo as applied to a section of the usual track ar- 7 urf 22 f th b ls, th ti lly a;

rangement of two parallel r c 1 and 2- elongated openings in the members 8 per- A tie baror rod 3 extends beneath the track "mitting the device. to be -adjusted to rails of from a point beyond the outer edge of one different sizes. .The groove 19in the upper rail to a point beyond the outer edge arm of the ine n ber'14and the groove 17 inv of the other rail, and is screw-threaded the lower member thereof coact'with the 1 tongues 11 and 13 and serve as guides for the parts when being moved to adjusted positions. The movement of the arm 18 is in an upwardly directed path and urges the members 8 and into engagement With the top and bottom of the rail base and its upper end into engagement with the ball of the rail. The grooves 17 and 19 coacting with the tongues 11 and 13 position the members against lateral displacement, While the inclined surfaces 7, 22, 23 and'2t coact to permit the several members to be broughtinto locked, relation one with the other and withthe rails" 7 1 and 2. The Washers 21; are lock ashers for the purpose of holding the nuts 20 in adjusted positions. v

Referring to-Figs. an'd', Ihave illustrated an other form of myinvent-ion: in which and 26 indicateparallel.rails; A t-i0 bar 27 extends'beneath the railsairom a point beyond the outer edge of one rail to a point beyond the outer edge of the other rail, and isscrew-threaded at either endyas shown at 28. The shockabsorbing means comprise a rail supporting member 29 adapted to. engage the bottom of the rail base. :The member 29 has a longitudinal opening-3O to'receive the tie rodiQ? and inclined surfaces 31. "Aniember 32 provided to engage the topand edge of theralil base. C oacting with these membars 29 and 32 is" a shock-absorbing mem ber having an opening 3% larger than the open.-

. ing 30 in the member 29 to permit oi adjustmerit of the device tor-ails of different sizes. The member 33 has tongues 35 and. 36 courting With-grooves EBT'and 38 respectively in a shock receiving member 39. This member 13 9f has an opening 4.0 to. receive the-tie rod.

such opening being considerably larger than the tie rod to permit of vertical movement of said member 39 The member 39 has an arm i1 extendingupwardly and inward-1v toen= gage the ball of the rail when the device is applied. Nuts 12 and washers 13 serve to maintain the'several. parts in adjusted position.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that train shoclrsimparted to the hall of a thescope of the invention which is defined in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-ters'Patent, is:

relatively to one another,

1. A device for absorbing train shocks from. railway tracks comprising a tie rod means carried by said tie rod for engaging the ball or" a rail, means also carried by said tie rod for engaging the bottom oi the rail base, means for engaging the top and edge of the rail base, means for permitting of verticaladjustment of the means carried by the tie rod, and means for maintaining said rail base engaging means and said ball engaging means in engagement with one another and with said railvbase and rail ball.

QJ'A device for" absorbing train shocks from railway trackscomprising a tie rod, means carried bys'ai d'rtie rod forengaging the ballot a rail, means for engaging the top of the rail base, triangular shaped member carried by. said. rod for, engaging the bottom of the rail base, said several means having coacting surfaces means for preventing-lateral movement of the several rail engaging-means means for permitting vertical adjustment of the several rail engaging means to accommodate the device to rails of difi'erent sizes, and means on the rod for drawing the several parts of the device into firm engagement. i j p 3. In a device for absorbing-train shocks from railway tracks, the combination with a tie rod, ofmeans carried by'saidtierod for engaging the bottom of a railbase, means for engaging the top .and edge of said rail base, means carried by said tie rodior engaging the ball of said rail, means carried by said rod i and interposed between said ball engaging means an d said rail b'jase top and edge engaging means, means for preventing the lateral movement of said intermediate means, means for permitting'of-vertical adjustment of the means carried by the tie rod to accon'n nodate the device to rails of different sizes, and means for drawing: the several parts of the device tightly together.

In testimony whereof I hereuntoaliix my signature.

JOHN M ELLER did 

